Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Alan White Biography and Timeline

Follow Alan White through 4 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Alan White, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
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1949–1978Years on this page

1949

Birth of Alan White

Member of Yes · Pelton · Arts / Popular Music

Birth of Alan White, later Yes drummer after earlier work with John Lennon.

Role range: 1949-2022

1972

Yes

Member of Yes · London · Arts / Popular Music

Joins Yes as drummer after Bill Bruford leaves for King Crimson.

Role range: 1972-2022

1973

Yessongs

Member of Yes · London · Arts / Popular Music

Appears on Yessongs, documenting the band as a major live progressive rock act.

Role range: 1972-2022

1978

Tormato

Member of Yes · London · Arts / Popular Music

Drums on Tormato, the final studio album before Anderson and Wakeman leave.

Role range: 1972-2022

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.